Rain gets baptized into the Catholic Church!<3 & Ahn Sung Ki is his Godfather!

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

According to a music industry insider on July 21, singer and actor Rain was baptized at a cathedral in Gyeonggi-do this month, in the presence of his girlfriend, actress Kim Tae Hee, her family, as well as his close friends and family. It is well known that Kim Tae Hee is a devout Catholic, and it appears that Rain, who was previously agnostic, has been influenced by his girlfriend’s devotion to the religion.

Rain’s agency, Cube DC, told Yonhap News through a phone conversation, “Rain recently received Catholic baptism. It is something that was planned a long time ago.”

With the news of Rain’s baptism spreading in the entertainment industry, rumors of marriage between the famous couple are being raised once again.

After it was initially reported that the two were dating in January of last year, they admitted to being in a relationship, and have continued to meet well, even getting photographed at a restaurant most recently.

However, Cube DC stated, “There are no specific wedding plans yet. Please do not interpret the baptism as an impending marriage.”

Ahn Sung Ki Attends Rain’s Baptism as His Godfather

In a development that had many people wondering if marriage was on the horizon for Kim Tae Hee and Rain, it became known earlier today that the singer-actor was baptized July 10 at a cathedral in the presence of his girlfriend, actress Kim Tae Hee, her family, as well as his close friends and family.

It was later reported that fellow actor and respected veteran of the industry Ahn Sung Ki was named Rain’s godfather for his baptism. Ahn Sung Ki was reportedly asked by Kim Tae Hee to take on the role to which he readily accepted as she is one of his cherished juniors in the industry. Ahn Sung Ki is well-known devout Catholic, as well as Kim Tae Hee.

In related news, fans of Ahn Sung Ki will soon be seeing the actor in the American blockbuster “The Last Knights” which stars Clive Owen and Morgan Freeman. Fellow Korean actor Park Si Yeon is also in the movie. “The Last Knights” is due to be out later this year.


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I am so glad to hear this<3 Also, Kim Tae Hee's influence game is strong.

Comments

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

lol at them denying that they won't get married, please, no one changes their religion if not a very serious reason.

my uncle was agnostic, but because our family is catholic he wanted to marry my aunt he had to get not only baptized, but also his first communion and confirmation.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

that happened to my uncle too he is now more fevershly catholic than my aunt tho lol

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

most of the time i hear stories of foreigners converting to catholic to marry their gfs here

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

This. I hear wedding bells.

[burqaswag.livejournal.com]

Changing your views on religion because of someone else is so ridiculous I don't even know where to begin.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

I was literally about to comment the exact same thing

[obviousgirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

ehhh i mean i can see it if it's caused by actual discussions about it and is properly heartfelt but if it's just "my parents won't let me marry a noncatholic" then lol nope fuck off 4eva

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

many people do it to make things easier. He probably dgaf about religion, but he loves his girlfriend and if he wants to marry her she probably asked him to do it tbh.

[aeries-amethyst.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I pretty much agree with you here =/

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

Holy he converted! Somebody is getting married soon.
Wow to turn a none believer into a Catholic that's srs. Stop lying, that's what that means. She is a srs Catholic, they haves rules. And some messed up Vatican law but let's stay on topic. ... well ok then.

[iznanassi.livejournal.com]

Smh at changing your religious beliefs for a significant other. Smh at influencing people into changing their religious beliefs for you. At least he was agnostic and not something else so I guess the transition isn't THAT bizarre.

Gl to him and they're probably pretty serious if he's doing something like that.

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

tbh, sometimes this doesn't mean he actually changed faith or anything but maybe he just got baptized in order to allow her to marry in the church like she always wanted, and wouldn't be able to if he didn't get baptized, but didn't necessarily change his values.

sure what i say may be wrong, but i'm just speaking from a personal level because my uncle did this to make my aunt's dream of come true, but didn't change his views of the world, many people in my country do this, because over here couples with different religions happens a lot.

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

Doin it to get into those panties. Or he loves really Jesus. I'm going with the former.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

ia

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

i wonder how it would be if im dating someone w a diff/no religion

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

he thirsty

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

changing religious view for someone is stupid then again religion is stupid. im a catholic and I dont want to have a religion anymore. is unbaptizing possible

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

lol actually it is, but i believe only the pope can do it.

[cosmopudin.livejournal.com]

idc im happy for them

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

Wow damn people you like to judge lol.

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

agreed smh so much at some of the comments here

[violentiak.livejournal.com]

I can hear the wedding bells.

[eishastan.livejournal.com]

Why is some people judging so hard? He's not doing anything bad and maybe he's doing it because it's important for her to get married under the catholic faith and for him it's just a procedure or a formality.

My sister got married 3 months ago and his catholic but atheist husband agreed to have a religious ceremony just to give her the typical wedding she wanted and for the symbolism of the ceremony, it doesn't have to be that complicated or it doesn't have to mean someone is changing their religious beliefs, maybe they're not that religious to begin with so getting a certificate is not a big deal.

[syimato.livejournal.com]

Agreed.

[nalty7.livejournal.com]

Cube will keep denying it but i'm sure he will marry her eventually. I was surprised when I read the news because I don't remember him ever mentioning god or anything. So he probably did it for her, we'll soon hear wedding bells <3

[bamboolover.livejournal.com]

He still needs two more sacraments to be able to marry her. So prepare yourself for long ass masses and old man smearing oil on you and feeding you Rain!

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

Where I'm from, if you get baptised as an adult, the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist are usually all done in one shot during Easter Vigil. 3-in-1, the priest, who was explaining them to us during my own confirmation class, used to say.

[seroquels.livejournal.com]

♥♥♥Love is in the air! All I hope is that they're both happy.
As a non-religious person, from a religious upbringing, I don't really see a problem with this. I've seen plenty of family and friends have to go through some type of rigmarole to get married in a church. Whether it's donating $ or attending Sunday services for a year before the wedding, or even getting baptized; none of it changed anything in their lives, they just did it for family reasons and to get married in the family church.

Besides,agnostics are pretty much Christian-lite, so it's not a far leap.

[steelsigns.livejournal.com]

lol at the term Christian-lite

[thomaswilmoore.livejournal.com]

Couldn't she change her religious views for him though? lol